A Leader's Affirmation

I must lead because
     This morning, I was blessed enough to wake
     This stress, I am strong enough to take
     This child, I was fertile enough to make            
     I must lead because there is so much at stake

I must lead because
     My brothers and sisters are losing their minds
     Our mothers and fathers, we’re still trying to find
     Our sons and daughters are forced to grow up
     blind
     I must lead because my people are one of a kind

I must lead because
     Nobody else stepped up to the plate
     Nobody else knows how to derive pure love from
     hate
     Nobody else asked for freedom and was told to
     wait
Therefore, I must lead, because NOBODY ELSE should determine our fate

I must lead because everyday
     Children are dying or being killed
     Women are taken against their will
     Men are locked up or legally lynched
     Politicians are just sitting on the fence
     While there is STILL crack in our hoods and AIDS
​     in our blood
     Our lifeline is being attacked on all fronts
     But niggas sittin’ back smoking blunts
     I AIN'T ALL GOOD, so excuse my hostility
     But it’s 2006 and I fail to see
     My people where I KNOW they should be
I must lead because it is up to me

 I must lead because it is my God given destiny
And I know this because
This morning……
I was blessed enough to wake
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